Episode Guide

Comics of Doom Intro [Section 1]
Recorded December 23, 2011. Hosted by Justin Vactor and Hunter Camp.

News of Doom [Section 2]
- Batman Infographic Covers A Lot Of Bat-Suits
- Marvel To Adapt Popular Graphic Novels Like ‘Civil War’ Into Prose Books
- Bat Analysis: Dissecting ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer
- Watch Now: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Theatrical Trailer
- Marvel Adds New Titles To Their Season One Graphic Novels Series
- Dark Horse Collects The Entirety Of Brian Wood’s ‘Channel Zero’ [...]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Directed by David Fincher
Written by Steven Zallian
Starring Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Goran Visnjic, Joely Richardson
Release Date: December 20, 2011

Crusading journalist and magazine publisher Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) has just taken a major hit to his finances and reputation in a libel suit brought against him by billionaire businessman Hans-Erik Wennerström (Ulf Friberg). As he’s trying to figure out his next move while keeping his personal life afloat, Mikael is summoned by retired industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) to his palatial estate on an island in the Swedish countryside. The older gentleman offers the disgraced Blomkvist a golden opportunity that will replenish his bank account and restore his reputation as an honest reporter if he will use his investigative skills to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Vanger’s great-niece Harriet, whom he believes was murdered four decades ago. Blomkvist is reluctant to take on such a task, but when Vanger also offers to give him the crucial evidence he needs to bring Wennerström to justice, the embattled writer accepts the job [...]

Nothing says Happy Holidays like a snowman massacre!

Bill Watterson fan’s will instantly recognize the scenes in the following video as being straight from the pages of his long-running comic series Calvin and Hobbes. Jim Frommeyer, along with Teague Chrystie (of the Down in Front podcast) put together this heart-warming “live-action” rendition of Watterson’s infamous ‘Snowman House of Horrors’ holiday strip [...]

Every year, at this most joyous of seasons, we are blessed with a new take on a holiday classic, courtesy of our good friends at the Venture Bros.. In years’ past we’ve been treated to the cast of the Venture Bros. taking on “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy,” “Fairytale of New York,” and others, all in hilarious fashion.

This year we get The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend singing their own version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” as only they can [...]

A new video is making its way around the web in which hot dogs perform the popular scene from the classic holiday movie A Christmas Story, in which Scwartz triple dog dares Flick to stick his tongue to a frozen flag pole.

The video comes from YouTube user Sausage Party Presents and runs a little under two minutes in length.

You can see Sausage Party Presents’ version of A Christmas Story by clicking on over to the other side now. [...]

Kevin David Anderson, author of Night Of The Living Trekkies, loves to have fun with Photoshop, especially during the holidays (check out his cool St. Patty’s Day creation).

For the Christmas season, Anderson has been posting to Facebook some geek-themed holiday wreaths that feature characters from Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Shaun Of The Dead, and more [...]

Today, December 24, 2011, Lemmy Kilmister turns 66!

The true king of rock n roll and bass-playing hellraiser needs little introduction. Motorhead’s frontman, who it has been scientifically proven* is made up of 49% motherfucker and 51% son of a bitch, has been making records for over 45 years. This year, his band released the superb The World Is Yours and toured to support it. There’s little sign that the British music legend is going to slow down [...]

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is a Nintendo DS or 3DS Games: Buy Two for $40 offer on games like LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Spider-Man: The Edge of Time, Michael Jackson The Experience, and many more.

Add two items to your cart from the main Sale page and get them both for only $40 total [...]

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Bioshock-themed shirt called “Failsafe” by adho1982.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, December 24, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Some of you may remember last year about this time, just before Christmas, we wrote about an awesome Doctor Who and Star Wars mashup video done by Rick Kelvington. The video got a lot of attention online, quickly becoming a favorite among fans, and was even mentioned in Doctor Who Magazine. Now, Kelvington is back, with a brand new mashup of the two universes, where Jedi Knights and Time Lords meet [...]

B.P.R.D.: Being Human TPB
Written by Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, John Arcudi
Art by Karl Moline, Richard Corben, Ben Stenbeck, Guy Davis, Andy Owens, Jo Chen
Colors by Dave Stewart
Letters by Clem Robins
Cover by Mike Mignola
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Cover Price: $17.99

Mike Mignola and John Arcudi have crafted the Hellboy and B.P.R.D. universe in a way that is continually referencing the past. In a world in which the dead rarely stay dead and old enemies rise to cause havoc again, it is important to know the history of most B.P.R.D. books. In B.P.R.D.: Being Human Mignola and Arcudi tackle the often brought up but seldom detailed pasts of B.P.R.D. agents Abe Sapien, Roger, Liz, and Johann. In this collection of backstories we are introduced to the dark and often devastating pasts of each character as they go on their first field mission or struggle with life as a B.P.R.D. field agent [...]

The characters in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy did a lot of walking — A LOT — especially the hobbits Frodo and Sam, who were on a quest to bring the One Ring to Mordor. Too bad there were no Google Maps walking directions for Middle Earth, then the hobbits wouldn’t have had to rely on that double-crossing Gollum.

But, we all know what they say about walking into Mordor, right?

Check out the screenshot here below of what you’ll get if you search Google Maps for walking directions from The Shire to Mordor [...]

Red Hill
Netflix Streaming
DVD | Blu-Ray
Written and Directed by Patrick Hughes
Starring Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tom E. Lewis, Claire van der Boom, Christopher Davis
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Originally Released: December 02, 2011

Red Hill is easily one of the best movies I’ve ever seen on Netflix, and is an unexpected and understated title that grabs and keeps your attention from beginning to end. It is a solidly written and marvelously executed movie that is an exceptional viewing experience. This is a most definite “must see” movie, so when you add it to your Netflix queue, push it to the number one spot. You won’t regret it. [...]

If you enjoyed Black Country Communion’s second album, 2 (and why wouldn’t you?), you can get the first album Black Country Communion now for only $5 in Amazon’s December $5 MP3 Album, which has 100 albums for only $5 each.

Black Country Communion is the rock supergroup made up of lead singer and bass player Glenn Hughes, guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham and keyboard player Derek Sherinian.

The $5 price is only available until December 31, 2011 11:59 PST. If You would prefer a physical copy the CD version is available for $15.28 [...]

Can’t get enough Jimmy Fallon? Well, if you are the one or two people that that is the case, your iPhone may hold the key to curing that.

Sparklefarmer has released a new application for the iPhone, entitled Jimmy Fallon’s Wake Up Call, which is “a fully functional alarm clock that wakes you up with a fake call from Jimmy Fallon.” [...]

Artist Andy Trabbold took a shot at doing a redesign of Firestorm, the DC Comics superhero, and it is totally awesome.

For those of you that don’t follow Project Rooftop, it’s a place that showcases fan art redesigns of popular characters from all of pop culture. They’ve had contests on redesigning Wonder Woman, Invincible, and many other characters in the past, and while there aren’t any big contests going on right now, there a couple of gems here and there. And the Andy Trabbold redesign of Firestorm is one of those gems [...]

Nick Sterling is one of the most exciting guitarists on the planet right now. Sebastian Bach’s latest axeslinger has revitalised the ex-Skid Row frontman. This year, Sterling co-wrote the excellent new album, Kicking and Screaming, Bach’s finest solo effort to date.

Only 21 years old, Sterling already has three solo albums to his name and over thirteen years’ experience playing live concerts. I called Sterling and in his thick Southwestern accent he talked about performing with Sebastian Bach and being the “Teller to Sebastian’s Penn.”

Geeks of Doom: How are the live shows going so far?

Nick Sterling: They’re going really good. I’ve been playing with Sebastian for a little while now, I started with him in December 2009. When I first started we didn’t really have any of the new songs really worked out or anything but that’s kind of what we’re starting to do with these shows now in support of the new record…but yeah the shows have been great and it’s been wonderful to be a part of the band. It’s great to get to play with everybody, the musicians are wonderful. I get to play with Bobby Jarzombeck [Sebastian Bach drummer] on stage every day. It’s pretty cool [...]

Elric: The Balance Lost #6
Elric created by Michael Moorcock
Written by Chris Roberson
Art by Francesco Biagini
Colors by Stephen Downer
Letters by Travis Lanham
Covers by Francesco Mattina, Dimitri Armand, and Blond
BOOM! Studios
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

Law and Chaos run rampant in Elric: The Balance Lost #6. Still questing for Tanelorn, our heroes embark on the final leg of this journey.

I must say I am still quite amazed at how well Chris Roberson mimics the style of the original writings that Michael Moorcock began producing fifty years ago [...]

Christmas is two days away – are you still searching for some last-minute gifts and want to avoid going out to shop? Me too! And in my quest to avoid the Mall and the rest of the outside world, I found plenty gifts still available to get in time for Christmas and I don’t have to leave the house to get any of them! If you want to avoid the craziness of the Mall, you can still shop online and give some digital gifts to have ready for Christmas Day.

If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you’re in luck because there’s still time for you to order gifts today and have them physically arrive by Christmas Eve. There’s also plenty of digital gifts to give: You can also gift ebooks, MP3 music, apps, digital comics, and video game downloads; send a gift card electronically; or make a charitable donation in the recipient’s name. Either email the recipient their gift, or print up an e-card and hand it to them.

Here’s some last-minute online gift ideas [...]

Throughout its history, Lego has always been deeply involved with the most popular pieces of pop culture. Be it their tie-in toys or their line of video games based on various film franchises, they’ve always been one to stay ahead of the game. Now they are heading to Middle Earth.

The company has announced that they will be bringing their brand to the world of Lord Of The Rings with all new figures and play sets, to coincide with the impending release of The Hobbit [...]